Five Islands family displaced by fire

FIVE ISLANDS - A mother and her two children are staying with relatives following a house fire here Monday morning.

The woman and her children - a 15-year-old son and 12-year-old daughter, escaped the home unharmed when it caught fire just after 6 a.m. The house they were renting on New Brittan Road was destroyed. The Canadian Red Cross is assisting the family with emergency clothing, food, blankets and personal care items.